Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 44.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 44.40 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 44.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.06 million, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 35th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.76 million | 26.06 million | 36.98 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.66 million | 38.14 million | 44.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 32 Ukraine 783,279 compare
- 33 South Africa 775,834 compare
- 34 Ecuador 751,029 compare
- 35 Greece 734,379 compare
- 36 Netherlands 709,340 compare
- 37 Malaysia 670,803 compare
- 38 Syrian Arab Republic 645,958 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 44.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.40 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.06 million in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 35th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release